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Differences in Breast Cancer Stage at Diagnosis and Cancer-Specific Survival by Race and Ethnicity in the United States by Iqbal, Javaid, Ginsburg, Ophira, Rochon, Paula A, Sun, Ping, Narod, Steven A

“…IMPORTANCE: Women with early-stage breast cancers are expected to have excellent survival rates. It is important to identify factors that predict diagnosis of…”
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Women in Academic Medicine Leadership: Has Anything Changed in 25 Years? by Rochon, Paula A., Davidoff, Frank, Levinson, Wendy

“…Over the past 25 years, the number of women graduating from medical schools in the United States and Canada has increased dramatically to the point where…”
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Reported adverse drug reactions in women and men: Aggregated evidence from globally collected individual case reports during half a century by Watson, Sarah, Caster, Ola, Rochon, Paula A, den Ruijter, Hester

“…Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Reports on differences in reporting patterns between women and men exist…”
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Essential metrics for assessing sex & gender integration in health research proposals involving human participants by Day, Suzanne, Mason, Robin, Tannenbaum, Cara, Rochon, Paula A

“…Integrating sex and gender in health research is essential to produce the best possible evidence to inform health care. Comprehensive integration of sex and…”
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What Is Known About Preventing, Detecting, and Reversing Prescribing Cascades: A Scoping Review by Brath, Hana, Mehta, Nishila, Savage, Rachel D., Gill, Sudeep S., Wu, Wei, Bronskill, Susan E., Zhu, Lynn, Gurwitz, Jerry H., Rochon, Paula A.

“…OBJECTIVES To systematically describe the resources available on preventing, detecting, and reversing prescribing cascades using a scoping review methodology…”
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Systematic review of HIV transmission between heterosexual serodiscordant couples where the HIV-positive partner is fully suppressed on antiretroviral therapy by Loutfy, Mona R, Wu, Wei, Letchumanan, Michelle, Bondy, Lise, Antoniou, Tony, Margolese, Shari, Zhang, Yimeng, Rueda, Sergio, McGee, Frank, Peck, Ryan, Binder, Louise, Allard, Patricia, Rourke, Sean B, Rochon, Paula A

“…The risk of sexual HIV transmission in serodiscordant couples when the HIV-positive partner has full virologic suppression on combination antiretroviral…”
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Endocrine treatment-associated cognitive impairment in breast cancer survivors: evidence from published studies by Lee, Philip E., Tierney, Mary C., Wu, Wei, Pritchard, Kathleen I., Rochon, Paula A.

“…Endocrine-based treatments are the mainstay of therapy for postmenopausal women with breast cancer; yet concern has been raised about potential adverse…”
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Polypharmacy, inappropriate prescribing, and deprescribing in older people: through a sex and gender lens by Rochon, Paula A, Petrovic, Mirko, Cherubini, Antonio, Onder, Graziano, O'Mahony, Denis, Sternberg, Shelley A, Stall, Nathan M, Gurwitz, Jerry H

“…Polypharmacy is very common in older adults and increases the risk of inappropriate and unsafe prescribing for older adults. Older adults, particularly women…”
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READMIT: A clinical risk index to predict 30-day readmission after discharge from acute psychiatric units by Vigod, Simone N, Kurdyak, Paul A, Seitz, Dallas, Herrmann, Nathan, Fung, Kinwah, Lin, Elizabeth, Perlman, Christopher, Taylor, Valerie H, Rochon, Paula A, Gruneir, Andrea

“…Abstract Our aim was to create a clinically useful risk index, administered prior to discharge, for determining the probability of psychiatric readmission…”
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Prevalence of Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Among Older Adults With Hip Fractures by Seitz, Dallas P., MD, Adunuri, Nikesh, BSc, Gill, Sudeep S., MD, Rochon, Paula A., MD

“…Background Dementia and cognitive impairment are known to be risk factors for hip fractures and are associated with increased postoperative morbidity and…”
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Loneliness in older adults by Stall, Nathan M., MD, Savage, Rachel D., PhD, Rochon, Paula A., MD MPH

“…Five things to know about loneliness in older adults are presented. These are the following: 1. Loneliness is an emotional state of perceived social isolation;…”
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Developing a PRogram to Educate and Sensitize Caregivers to Reduce the Inappropriate Prescription Burden in the Elderly with Alzheimer's Disease (D-PRESCRIBE-AD): Trial protocol and rationale of an open-label pragmatic, prospective randomized controlled trial by Singh, Sonal, Cocoros, Noelle M, Li, Xiaojuan, Mazor, Kathleen M, Antonelli, Mary T, Parlett, Lauren, Paullin, Mark, Harkins, Thomas P, Zhou, Yunping, Rochon, Paula A, Platt, Richard, Dashevsky, Inna, Massino, Carly, Saphirak, Cassandra, Crawford, Sybil L, Gurwitz, Jerry H

“…Potentially inappropriate prescribing of medications in older adults, particular those with dementia, can lead to adverse drug events including falls and…”
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The association between diabetes and breast cancer stage at diagnosis: a population-based study by Lipscombe, Lorraine L., Fischer, Hadas D., Austin, Peter C., Fu, Longdi, Jaakkimainen, R. Liisa, Ginsburg, Ophira, Rochon, Paula A., Narod, Steven, Paszat, Lawrence

“…Women with diabetes have higher breast cancer incidence and mortality. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of diabetes on stage at breast…”
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The impact of gender discrimination on a Woman's Mental Health by Vigod, Simone N., Rochon, Paula A.

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Gender disparity between authors in leading medical journals during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional review by Misra, Vaidehi, Safi, Frozan, Brewerton, Kathryn A, Wu, Wei, Mason, Robin, Chan, An-Wen, Rochon, Paula A, Lega, Iliana C, Abdel-Qadir, Husam

“…ObjectivesEvaluate gender differences in authorship of COVID-19 articles in high-impact medical journals compared with other topics.DesignCross-sectional…”
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Care setting and 30-day hospital readmissions among older adults: a population-based cohort study by Gruneir, Andrea, PhD, Fung, Kinwah, MSc, Fischer, Hadas D., MD MSc, Bronskill, Susan E., PhD, Panjwani, Dilzayn, MSc, Bell, Chaim M., MD PhD, Dhalla, Irfan, MD MSc, Rochon, Paula A., MD MPH, Anderson, Geoff, MD PhD

“…ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Despite the fact that many older adults receive home or long-term care services, the effect of these care settings on hospital readmission…”
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Factors associated with loneliness in immigrant and Canadian-born older adults in Ontario, Canada: a population-based study by Lu, Mindy, Bronskill, Susan E, Strauss, Rachel, Boblitz, Alexa, Guan, Jun, Im, James H B, Rochon, Paula A, Gruneir, Andrea, Savage, Rachel D

“…While loneliness is common in older adults, some immigrant groups are at higher risk. To inform tailored interventions, we identified factors associated with…”
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Effect of early physician follow-up on mortality and subsequent hospital admissions after emergency care for heart failure: a retrospective cohort study by Atzema, Clare L., MD MSc, Austin, Peter C., PhD, Yu, Bing, PhD, Schull, Michael J., MD MSc, Jackevicius, Cynthia A., PharmD MSc, Ivers, Noah M., MD PhD, Rochon, Paula A., MD MPH, Lee, Douglas S., MD PhD

“…ABSTRACT BACKGROUND The 1-year mortality rate in patients with heart failure who are discharged from an emergency department is 20%. We sought to determine…”
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Effects of Dementia on Postoperative Outcomes of Older Adults With Hip Fractures: A Population-Based Study by Seitz, Dallas P., MD, Gill, Sudeep S., MD, MSc, Gruneir, Andrea, PhD, Austin, Peter C., PhD, Anderson, Geoffrey M., MD, PhD, Bell, Chaim M., MD, PhD, Rochon, Paula A., MD, MPH

“…Abstract Objective To evaluate the association between dementia and postoperative outcomes of older adults with hip fractures. Design Population-based,…”
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Changing Pattern of Sedative Use in Older Adults: A Population-Based Cohort Study by Iaboni, Andrea, Bronskill, Susan E., Reynolds, Katelyn B., Wang, Xuesong, Rochon, Paula A., Herrmann, Nathan, J. Flint, Alastair

“…Background Benzodiazepine medications have well-documented side effects, and their prescription rates in older adults have been declining. Trazodone and…”
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